DIY Mystical Glass Vial Necklace

This unique, mystical glass vial necklace is sure to turn heads and is easy to make!

You can also incorporate your taste and imagination so that the glass vial necklace really reflects what makes you, well........”you.” Feel free to change out the colors or even the charms used to suit the design you want.

For this Instructable, we are adding a fairy tale twist by making it a potion necklace. Be sure to read through the steps before you begin so you can get a sense of the project and the steps involved.

Let’s get started!

Step 1: Materials & Tools Needed

All of the materials for this project can be found at your local craft store. If you’re already a crafter you may find you already have everything you need to make these:

Supplies:

1 glass vial with cork stopper

Clear glue (preferably quick drying)

Blue glitter

1 spacer and charm (metal jewelry findings) as shown in the picture

1 open jump ring

1 eye pin head pin

Brown paper (a lunch bag will do)

Pen

Some cotton swabs

Blue 24-inch ball chain with a connector

Candle

Tools:

Jewelry wire cutter

Round nose pliers for jewelry-making

Step 2: Pour Clear Glue and Glitter Into Glass Vial and Mix

Remove the cork stopper from the vial. Pour clear glue leaving space under the brim. The glue will rise when you add glitter and you want to avoid spills when putting the cork back in place or things will get very messy quickly.

Add glitter and make sure you have pour enough to evenly mix it with the glue. Add a little at a time and stir well. Mix thoroughly until all glitter has been incorporated with the glue.

Step 3: Clean the Rim of the Glass Vial

Use cotton swabs to clean the rim of the vial. This will make sure that the cork will fit back in place. Set aside to let the bottle dry completely.

Step 4: Pierce the Cork With the Eye Pin

While the vial is drying you can begin work on the necklace itself. Bend the looped end of the eye pin and pierce the cork from below. The bent loop will stop the pin from slipping out of the cork.

Step 5: Add a Spacer to the Eye Pin

Slip the spacer through the eye pin. Cut the excess wire leaving roughly a ¼” tail. Use the round nose pliers to make a loop out of the tail (as seen in the image in Step 6).

Step 6: Connect the Loop of the Spacer to Your Chosen Charm

Add a jump ring to connect the loop of the spacer to the charm or metal finding. Pick a any charm you’d like to use here. You can also use a bead or several beads in place of the metal findings. Any metal accessory will do. The one pictured here has an image of a tree etching on it.

Step 7: Insert Charmed Cork Into the Glass Vial

Once the glue has dried, you can cover the vial with the charmed cork. To ensure that the cork will not come off, add some super glue or hot glue to the cork before covering the vial.

If you’re impatient, you can immediately put the cork back, and eventually the glittered glue will make the cork stick to the vial.

Pro Tip: Not all glue will dry up inside a sealed container. Read your labels carefully before beginning this project.

Step 8: Label Your Glass Vial

Now it’s time to label your glass vial full of “potion." Using your brown paper lunch bag, cut a piece of paper small enough to fit on the front of the vial. Leave some excess as you’ll be burning the edges.

Write the name of your potion on the label and use a candle to carefully burn the edges for an authentic look. Use super glue or hot glue to attach the label to the vial.

Warning for kids: For this part, ask an adult for assistance.

Step 9: Add a Chain to Your Glass Vial and You're Done!

Once the label is dry, add the chain to your vial. You can use any type of chain here. I chose a blue 24-inch ball chain that has a connector. Leather cord or hemp would also look great with this necklace.

Your glass vial charm necklace is ready to be worn. You can also experiment with other colors filling the vial with beads, sand or whatever strikes your fancy.

Let us know how your necklace turned out and be sure to check us out at DIY Shareable for more DIY ideas and inspiration!

It really depends on the glue that you use. For the one we used, it took about half a day to dry all the way to the bottom, plus we had to use a hair dryer's low heat setting from time to time. Be careful with the dryer though, as the bottle may react to the heat as well.

If you don't allow the glue dry, expect the glitter to settle at the bottom eventually. But don't worry, it won't look bad because the glue has usually turned blue from some of the glitter. Have fun with it!